Evaluating the Differential Impact of Teaching Assistant Training Programs on International Graduate Student Teaching

Autor/inn/en	Meadows, Ken N.; Olsen, Karyn C.; Dimitrov, Nanda; Dawson, Debra L.
Titel	Evaluating the Differential Impact of Teaching Assistant Training Programs on International Graduate Student Teaching
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 45 (2015) 3, S.34-55 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0316-1218
Schlagwörter	Teaching Assistants; Graduate Students; Foreign Students; Training; Comparative Analysis; Intercultural Programs; Program Effectiveness; Self Efficacy; Teacher Effectiveness; Student Centered Learning; Reflective Teaching; Focus Groups; Observation; Foreign Countries; Action Research; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ausbildung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Beobachtung; Ausland; Projektforschung; Kanada
Abstract	In this study, we compared the effects of a traditional teaching assistant (TA) training program to those of a specialized program, with a substantial intercultural component, for international graduate students. We expected both programs to result in an increase in international graduate students' teaching self-efficacy, observed teaching effectiveness, and adoption of student-centred approaches to teaching, and we anticipated a greater degree of change for the participants in the specialized program. We found the expected increases for graduate students in both programs, with a larger increase in observed teaching effectiveness for students in the specialized program. We discuss the implications of tailoring TA training programs for international graduate students and of providing time and learning activities for the development of student-centred teaching and reflective practice. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. P.O. Box 34091, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5, Canada. Tel: 204-474-6404; Fax: 204-474-7561; e-mail: csshe@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://csshe-scees.ca/publications/canadian-journal-of-higher-education/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01